| Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903 | Small darner | 10 | Species | Taxom |
| Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 234 | Species | Taxom |
| Aktassiidae Pritykina, 1968 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 | | 13 | Species | Taxom |
| Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Asiopteridae Pritykina, 1968 | | 14 | Species | Taxom |
| Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994 | Redspot Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Batkeniidae Pritykina, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Burmaphlebiidae Bechly & Poinar, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 85 | Species | Taxom |
| Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1920 | | 41 | Species | Taxom |
| Campylopteridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
| Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 132 | Species | Taxom |
| Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903 | | 39 | Species | Taxom |
| Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960) | | 20 | Species | Taxom |
| Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 400 | Species | Taxom |
| Cordulegasteridae | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 25 | Species | Taxom |
| Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 169 | Species | Taxom |
| Cyclothemistidae Bechly, 1996 | | 7 | Species | Taxom |
| Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Daohugoulibellulidae Nel & Huang, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Dysagrionidae Cockerell, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Eocorduliidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Epiophlebiidae Muttkowski, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
| Erasipteridae Carpenter, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Erichschmidtiidae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905 | Gossamerwings | 77 | Species | Taxom |
| Euthemistidae Pritykina, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
| Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 396 | Species | Taxom |
| Gondvanogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Hemeroscopidae Pritykina, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960 | Ancient greenling | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Heterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1908 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
| Isophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 12 | Species | Taxom |
| Juragomphidae Nel, Bechly,..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Juralibellulidae Huang & Nel, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Kennedyidae Tillyard, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 87 | Species | Taxom |
| Liadotypidae Grauvogel & ..., 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Liassogomphidae Tillyard, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Liassophlebiidae Tillyard, 1925 | Damsel-dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 483 | Species | Taxom |
| Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
| Meganeuridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 77 | Species | Taxom |
| Mitophlebiidae Pritykina, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Nannogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Nodalulaidae Lin, Huang &..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Paracymatophlebiidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Paragonophlebiidae Nel, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Paurophlebiidae Bechly, 1996 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
| Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938 | Shortwings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Petaluridae Needham, 1903 | Grayback dragonfly | 4 | Species | Taxom |
| Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 206 | Species | Taxom |
| Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 190 | Species | Taxom |
| Progobiaeshnidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
| Proterogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Protomyrmeleontidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
| Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 68 | Species | Taxom |
| Pseudolestidae Kirby, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 | Forest giants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Rudiaeschnidae Bechly, Nel,..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Sinotriadophlebiidae Zheng, Nel ..., 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Steleopteridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Stenophlebiidae Needham, 1903 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
| Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917 | Malachite | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917) | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Tarsophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Triadophlebiidae Pritykina, 1981 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
| Triadotypidae Grauvogel & ..., 1952 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 1970 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
| Turanothemistidae Pritykina, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Voltzialestidae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Xamenophlebiidae Pritykina, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Zygophlebiidae Pritykina, 1981 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
